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'''George Clifford Sziklai''' (July 9, 1909 in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] – September 9, 1998 in [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos]], California) was a |
'''George Clifford Sziklai''' (July 9, 1909 in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] – September 9, 1998 in [[Los Altos Hills, California|Los Altos]], California) was a renowned electronics engineer,<ref name="Taaffe">{{cite web |url=http://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/news/225-latc-sections/obituaries-archive/27388-J37234 |title=Electronics pioneer helped to invent TV |last1=Taaffe |first1=Linda |date=22 September 1998 |website=www.losaltosonline.com |publisher=Los Altos Town Crier |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> who among many other contributions to radio and TV electronics invented the [[transistor]] configuration named after him, the [[Sziklai pair]]. |
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Educated at the [[Eötvös Loránd University|University of Budapest]] and the [[Technical University Munich]], Sziklai emigrated to |
Educated at the [[Eötvös Loránd University|University of Budapest]] and the [[Technical University Munich]], Sziklai emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1930. His long career included positions at [[RCA|Radio Corporation of America]] and [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse Electric Corporation]] before joinomg [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]]'s Palo Alto Research Laboratory in 1967.<ref name="Taaffe" /> |
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Sziklai, who held some 160 patents including [[color television]] transmission, is also credited with constructing the first |
Sziklai, who held some 160 patents, including inventions involving [[color television]] transmission, is also credited with constructing the first image [[Video camera tube|orthicon]] television camera<ref name="Taaffe" />, as well as inventing a high-speed [[elevator]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} |
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George Clifford Sziklai (July 9, 1909 in Budapest, Hungary – September 9, 1998 in Los Altos, California) was a renowned electronics engineer,[1] who among many other contributions to radio and TV electronics invented the transistor configuration named after him, the Sziklai pair.
Educated at the University of Budapest and the Technical University Munich, Sziklai emigrated to the United States in 1930. His long career included positions at Radio Corporation of America and Westinghouse Electric Corporation before joinomg Lockheed's Palo Alto Research Laboratory in 1967.[1]
Sziklai, who held some 160 patents, including inventions involving color television transmission, is also credited with constructing the first image orthicon television camera[1], as well as inventing a high-speed elevator.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c Taaffe, Linda (22 September 1998). "Electronics pioneer helped to invent TV". www.losaltosonline.com. Los Altos Town Crier. Retrieved 27 March 2015.